1. meeting arranged in advance, date; interview; nomination, designation, naming; appointing a person for an office or position; position or office to which a person has been appointed; appointee, one who has been chosen, chosen official; equipment, furnishings;. appointment\ap*point"ment\ , n. [cf. f. appointement.].
2. the act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.
3. the state of being appointed to som service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer.
4. stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. hence:: arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six.
5. decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments. according to the appointment of the priests. --ezra vi.
6. 5. (law) the exercise of the power of designating (under a "power of appointment") a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
7. equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords. the cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness of their appointments. i'll prove it in my shackles, with these hands void of appointment, that thou liest. & fl.
8. an allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural. [obs.] an expense proportioned to his appointments and fortune is necessary. hesterfield.
9. a honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment. [u.s.].
10. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.
11. The state of being appointed to som&?; service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer.
12. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
13. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six.
14. Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments.
15. The exercise of the power of designating a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
16. Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords.
17. An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; properly only in the plural.
18. A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment. the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment" the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" the job to which you are appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury" furnishings and equipment.
19. 1. The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it. his appointment as foreign minister in 1985.
20. An appointment is a job or position of responsibility. Mr Fay is to take up an appointment as a researcher with the Royal Society. = post.
21. If you have an appointment with someone, you have arranged to see:
them at a particular time, usually in connection with their work or for a serious purpose. She has an appointment with her accountant a dental appointment.
22. If something can be done by appointment, people can arrange in advance to do it at a particular time. Viewing is by appointment only.
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